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{{short description|Highway in Croatia}}
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{{Infobox road
| country = HRV
| type = A
| route = 6
| map = Croatia Autocesta A6.svg
| map_notes = [[File:Chs2 Greend40.png|10px|alt=Map key – green]] ''in use'' [[File:Color icon Cornflower blue.svg|10px|alt=Map key – blue]] ''other motorways''
| e-road = [[File:E65-HR.svg|x20px|alt=European route E65 shield|link=European route E65]]
| alternate_name = ''Goranka''
| length_km = 80.2
| length_round = 1
| terminus_a = {{Jct|country=HRV|A|1}} in [[Bosiljevo 2 interchange|Bosiljevo&nbsp;2]] interchange
| junction = {{Jct|country=HRV|D|3}} in [[Delnice]] interchange<br />{{Jct|country=HRV|D|501}} in Oštrovica interchange<br />{{Jct|country=HRV|D|40}} in [[Čavle]] interchange
| terminus_b = {{Jct|country=HRV|A|7}} in [[Orehovica interchange]]
| counties = [[Karlovac County|Karlovac]], [[Primorje-Gorski Kotar County|Primorje-Gorski Kotar]]
| cities = [[Vrbovsko]], [[Delnice]], [[Rijeka]]
}}

The '''A6 motorway''' ({{lang-hr|Autocesta A6}}) is a [[Motorways in Croatia|motorway]] in [[Croatia]] spanning {{convert|80.2|km}}.<ref name="HUKA-Network">{{cite web|publisher=HUKA |url=http://www.huka.hr/Motorways-network/ |title=Overview of motorways and semi-motorways |access-date=September 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715133109/http://www.huka.hr/Motorways-network |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref> It connects the nation's capital, [[Zagreb]], via the [[A1 (Croatia)|A1]], to the [[seaport]] of [[Rijeka]].<ref name="Regulation on motorway markings">{{cite news | newspaper = [[Narodne novine]] | language = hr | url = http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/305463.html | title = Pravilnik o označavanju autocesta, njihove stacionaže, brojeva izlaza i prometnih čvorišta te naziva izlaza, prometnih čvorišta i odmorišta |trans-title=Regulation on motorway markings, chainage, interchange/exit/rest area numbers and names | date = May 6, 2003 | access-date= September 6, 2010}}</ref> The motorway forms a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and is a part of [[European route E65]] [[Nagykanizsa]]–Zagreb–Rijeka–[[Zadar]]–[[Split (city)|Split]]–[[Dubrovnik]]–[[Podgorica]]. The A6 motorway route also follows [[Pan-European corridors|Pan-European corridor Vb]].<ref name="EU-Corridors"/>

The A6 motorway runs near a number of [[Cities of Croatia|Croatian cities]], provides access to [[Risnjak National Park]] and indirectly to numerous resorts, notably in the [[Istria]] and [[Kvarner Gulf]] regions. The motorway route was completed in 2008. The motorway is nationally significant because of its positive [[economy of Croatia|economic impact]] on the cities and towns it connects, and because of its contribution to [[tourism in Croatia]].<ref name="Roads-tourism">{{cite web | publisher = geografija.hr | language = hr | url = http://www.geografija.hr/clanci/1301/meduovisnost-prometa-i-turizma-u-hrvatskoj | title = Međuovisnost prometa i turizma u Hrvatskoj | trans-title = Interdependency of transport and tourism in Croatia | author = Jelena Lončar | date = December 14, 2007 | access-date = September 6, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110609022603/http://www.geografija.hr/clanci/1301/meduovisnost-prometa-i-turizma-u-hrvatskoj | archive-date = June 9, 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The importance of the motorway as a transit route will be further increased upon completion of a proposed expansion of the [[Port of Rijeka]] and Rijeka transport node.<ref name="HRT-Brajdica">{{cite web|publisher=[[Croatian Radiotelevision]] |language=hr |url=http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=48&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=89102&cHash=c51ec7cf44 |title=Proširenje lučkih kapaciteta u Rijeci |trans-title=Expansion of Port of Rijeka facilities |date=October 3, 2010 |access-date=October 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503001108/http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=48 |archive-date=May 3, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="NL-Luka-Rijeka">{{cite news|newspaper=[[Novi list]] |language=hr |url=http://www.novilist.hr/2010/07/06/cetiri-poslovne-zone-za-40-milij.aspx |title=Četiri poslovne zone za 40 milijuna tona tereta riječke luke |trans-title=Four business zones for 40 million tons of cargo handled by Port of Rijeka |author=Darko Pajić |date=July 3, 2010 |access-date=October 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708143919/http://www.novilist.hr/2010/07/06/cetiri-poslovne-zone-za-40-milij.aspx |archive-date=July 8, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="PGZ-Transport">{{cite web|publisher=[[Primorje-Gorski Kotar County]] |language=hr |url=http://www.pgz.hr/PDF/Realizacija%20prometnog%20cvora%20Rijeka%20-%20Zlatko%20Komadina.pdf |title=Realizacija prometnog čvora Rijeka kao pretpostavka gospodarskog razvoja županije |trans-title=Execution of Rijeka transport node as a precondition of economic development of the county |date=September 2, 2003 |access-date=October 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613231139/http://www.pgz.hr/PDF/Realizacija%20prometnog%20cvora%20Rijeka%20-%20Zlatko%20Komadina.pdf |archive-date=June 13, 2011 }}</ref>

[[File:Bosiljevo Croatia A1-A6.jpg|thumb|left|250px|alt=A trumpet motorway interchange|Bosiljevo&nbsp;2 interchange, the northern terminus of the A6 motorway]]
The motorway consists of two [[traffic lanes]] and an [[emergency lane]] in each driving direction separated by a [[central reservation]]. Sections of the motorway that have a [[Grade (slope)|gradient]] greater than 4% are divided into three lanes to prevent traffic problems caused by slower vehicles. These sections have no emergency lanes. Similarly, there are no emergency lanes in the tunnels. All intersections of the A6 motorway are [[grade separation|grade separated]]. As the route traverses rugged mountains it requires numerous long bridges, [[viaduct]]s, tunnels, and other structures. As of 2010 there are nine exits and three [[rest area]]s situated along the route.<ref name="HAC-Monografijaautocesta">{{cite web | publisher = [[Hrvatske autoceste]] | url = http://www.hac.hr/files/file/brosure/monografija/virtualMagazine.html | title = Croatian Motorways (pp. 322–365) | access-date = October 7, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110218210548/http://www.hac.hr/files/file/brosure/monografija/virtualMagazine.html | archive-date = 2011-02-18 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The majority of the motorway is a [[ticket system]] [[toll road]] with pricing tied to [[vehicle classification in Croatia|vehicle classification]]. Each exit between Grobnik mainline toll plaza and [[Bosiljevo 2 interchange|Bosiljevo&nbsp;2 interchange]] has a toll plaza. No toll is charged at Bosiljevo&nbsp;2 where the traffic switches to the A1 motorway; traffic is tolled upon leaving the A1 motorway. Exits between the mainline toll plaza and [[Orehovica interchange]] have no toll plazas, as that part of the A6 route is not tolled.<ref name="ARZ-toll">{{cite web | publisher = [[Autocesta Rijeka - Zagreb|Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb]] | url = http://www.arz.hr/index.php?page=4&sub=1&&lng=2&NP_Ulaz=105 | title = Tolls – price list | access-date = October 10, 2010}}</ref>

A motorway connecting Zagreb and Rijeka was originally designed in the early 1970s, and construction started north of Rijeka and south of Zagreb. The first section, between Rijeka and Kikovica, opened on September 9, 1972, and a Zagreb–[[Karlovac]] section followed on December 29, 1972. Those sections were the first modern motorways to be built in Croatia and [[Yugoslavia]].<ref name="Žmigavac-ARZ"/> Due to political [[Croatian Spring|upheavals in Croatia]] and Yugoslavia, construction of the motorway was labeled a "nationalist project" and, along with the proposed Zagreb–Split motorway, was cancelled in 1971.<ref name="kraljatomislava">{{cite web | url=http://www.matica.hr/HRRevija/revija2004_4_n.nsf/AllWebDocs/Milicic | title= Autocesta Split – Zagreb |trans-title=Autocesta Split – Zagreb | year=2004 | work=Hrvatska revija | author=Jakša Miličić | publisher=[[Matica hrvatska]] | language=hr | access-date=May 16, 2010}}</ref> After the [[Croatian War of Independence]], efforts to build the motorway were renewed and construction resumed in 1996. In 2004, a two-lane, single carriageway expressway was completed between the sections completed 25 years previously, and the second carriageway was built; the motorway was completed on October 22, 2008. Construction costs are estimated at 661.5 million [[euro]].<ref name="MMPI-A6-otvaranje2008"/> Although [[Hrvatske autoceste]] normally designs, builds, and operates motorways in Croatia, the A6 motorway is operated and maintained by [[Autocesta Rijeka – Zagreb]].<ref name="ARZ-Founding">{{cite news|newspaper=Narodne Novine |language=hr |url=http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/1997_12_139_1994.html |title=Odluka o osnivanju dioničkog društva Autocesta Rijeka – Zagreb d.d. i dodjeli koncesije za građenje i gospodarenje autocestom Rijeka – Zagreb |trans-title=Decision on founding of Rijeka – Zagreb Motorway joint stock company and granting of concession regulating construction and management of Rijeka – Zagreb motorway |date=December 11, 1997 |access-date=September 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134102/http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/1997_12_139_1994.html |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="NN-PublicRoadsAct">{{cite news | newspaper = Narodne Novine | language = hr | url = http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2004_12_180_3130.html | title = Zakon o javnim cestama |trans-title=Public Roads Act | date = December 14, 2004 | access-date= September 6, 2010}}</ref>

== Route description ==
[[File:Cvor Orehovica Rijeka 060708.jpg|thumb|left|200px|alt=A trumpet motorway interchange|Orehovica interchange, the southern terminus of the A6 motorway]]
The A6 motorway is a significant north–south motorway in [[Croatia]] connecting the largest seaport of the country, [[Rijeka]], to its [[hinterland]] and to the rest of the Croatian motorway network via the [[A1 (Croatia)|A1 motorway]] [[Bosiljevo 2 interchange|Bosiljevo&nbsp;2]] interchange.<ref name="maps.google.com">{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=A1&daddr=45.4028947,15.2413832+to:45.3909341,15.1985347+to:45.3853659,15.182387+to:E65&geocode=FeThtAIdMvPoAA%3BFQ7LtAIdp5DoACmXq8sc225kRzFgP5cM4anoTw%3BFVactAIdRunnACnXR6R9eWVkRzHNuGjEs9To5g%3BFZWGtAIdM6rnACnXR6R9eWVkRzHNuGjEs9To5g%3BFUrSswIdsMzcAA&hl=en&mra=dvme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=11&via=1,2,3&sll=45.385913,15.238037&sspn=0.312979,0.727158&ie=UTF8&ll=45.341528,14.94278&spn=0.607142,1.454315&t=h&z=10|access-date=September 17, 2010}}</ref> The motorway follows a route through the [[Gorski Kotar]] region. Part of the [[Highways in Croatia|road network of Croatia]], the motorway is also part of [[European route E65]] [[Nagykanizsa]]–Zagreb–Rijeka–[[Zadar]]–[[Split (city)|Split]]–[[Dubrovnik]]–[[Podgorica]].<ref name="UNECE-Enetwork">{{cite web | publisher= [[United Nations]] | url=http://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%201302/volume-1302-I-21618-English.pdf | title=European Agreement on main international traffic arteries (AGR) (with annexes and list of roads). Concluded at Geneva on 15 November 1975 | access-date=July 29, 2011}}</ref> The motorway is of major importance to Croatia in terms of development of the [[economy of Croatia|economy]]; it is especially important for [[Tourism in Croatia|tourism]] and as a transit transport route. The road serves tourist resorts in [[Istria]] and the [[Kvarner Gulf]] islands. Because of the link formed between Zagreb and Rijeka, tourism-related traffic originating from the countries neighbouring Croatia to the north flows via this road to the Adriatic coast on the south. The road also serves tourists originating in the northern inland areas of Croatia. The A6 route predominantly follows an east–west orientation,<ref name="maps.google.com"/> but the motorway is locally regarded as a north–south communication.{{By whom|date=April 2015}}{{Clarify|date=April 2015}} The ultimate importance of the motorway as a transit route shall be achieved upon completion of the proposed expansion of [[Port of Rijeka]] and the  Rijeka transport node. The expansion is planned to encompass an enhancement of the cargo handling capacity of the Port of Rijeka; improved railroad links; and a new [[Rijeka bypass]] motorway linking the A6, via a new interchange, with the present routes of the [[A7 (Croatia)|A7]] and [[A8 (Croatia)|A8]] motorways. One of the aims of the project is to increase traffic along the A6 route.<ref name="HRT-Brajdica"/><ref name="NL-Luka-Rijeka"/><ref name="PGZ-Transport"/><ref name="HAC-Kapitalna">{{cite book | publisher= Hrvatske autoceste | url= http://www.mppi.hr/UserDocsImages/Kapitalna_prometna_infrastruktura.pdf | title= Kapitalna prometna infrastruktura | trans-title= Capital transport infrastructure | pages= 37–39 | date= November 2007 | first1= Mario | last1= Crnjak | first2= Goran | last2= Puž | id= {{Listed Invalid ISBN|978-953-7491-02-2}} | access-date= October 11, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140109140413/http://www.mppi.hr/UserDocsImages/Kapitalna_prometna_infrastruktura.pdf | archive-date= January 9, 2014 | url-status= dead }}</ref> As of the June 1997 [[International Transport Forum|Pan-European Transport Conference]] in [[Helsinki]], the motorway is a part of the [[Pan-European corridors|Pan-European corridor Vb]].<ref name="EU-Corridors">{{cite web|publisher=[[European Union]] |url=http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/02/1275&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN;&guiLanguage=en |title=Transport : launch of the Italy-Turkey pan-European Corridor through Albania, Bulgaria, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece |date=September 9, 2002 |access-date=September 6, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Helsinki-Vb">{{cite journal | publisher = [[University of Rijeka|University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies]] | url = http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/6570 | title= The integration of the Republic of Croatia into the Pan-European transport corridor network | author= Tanja Poletan Jugović | journal= Pomorstvo | volume= 20 | issue= 1 | pages= 49–65 | date = April 11, 2006 | access-date= October 14, 2010}}</ref>

The motorway spans {{convert|80.2|km}} between Bosiljevo&nbsp;2 interchange and Rijeka–[[Orehovica interchange]] on the A7 motorway. The route serves [[Vrbovsko]] via the [[D42 (Croatia)|D42]], [[Delnice]] via the [[D3 (Croatia)|D3]], [[Crikvenica]] and [[Krk]] via the [[D501 (Croatia)|D501]], and [[Bakar]] via the [[D40 (Croatia)|D40]] state road. The route is complete and further development of the motorway includes only the construction of additional [[rest areas]].<ref name="Regulation on motorway markings"/> The A6 motorway consists of at least two [[traffic lane]]s and an [[shoulder (road)|emergency lane]] in each driving direction along its entire length, except in tunnels, where there are emergency bays instead. Sections of the A6 motorway steeper than 4% grade have three traffic lanes, and slow vehicles are restricted to driving in the rightmost lane. All of the interchanges are [[trumpet (interchange)|trumpet interchanges]]. There are a number of rest areas along the motorway providing various types of services ranging from simple parking spaces and restrooms to filling stations, restaurants, and hotels.<ref name="HAC-Monografijaautocesta"/><ref name="ARZ-Restareas">{{cite web | publisher = Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb | url = http://www.arz.hr/index.php?page=6&sub=2&lng=2 | title = Rest areas – types and facilities | access-date= September 7, 2010}}</ref> As of October 2010, the motorway has nine interchanges providing access to numerous towns and cities and the [[State roads in Croatia|Croatian state road network]].<ref name="NN-klasifikacija">{{cite news | newspaper = Narodne Novine | language = hr | url = http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2010_02_17_410.html | title= Odluka o razvrstavanju javnih cesta u državne ceste, županijske ceste i lokalne ceste |trans-title=Decision on categorisation of public roads as state roads, county roads and local roads | date = February 17, 2010 | access-date= September 6, 2010}}</ref> The motorway is operated by [[Autocesta Rijeka - Zagreb|Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb]].<ref name="ARZ-Founding"/>

[[File:A6 upozorenja 0509.jpg|thumb|right|250px|alt=Variable traffic signs placed on a gantry spanning three motorway traffic lanes, indicating slippery pavement and reduced speed limit|Variable traffic signs on the A6]]
An automatic traffic monitoring and guidance system is in place along the motorway. It consists of measuring, control, and signalling devices, located in zones where driving conditions may vary—at interchanges, near viaducts, bridges, tunnels, and in zones where fog and strong wind are known to occur. The system comprises [[Variable-message sign|variable traffic signs]] used to communicate changing driving conditions, possible restrictions, and other information to motorway users.<ref name="HAC-Monografija-Variablesigns">{{cite book | publisher=Hrvatske autoceste | url=http://www.hac.hr/files/file/brosure/monografija/virtualMagazine.html | title=Croatian Motorways | pages=130–133 | format=PDF | isbn=978-953-7491-09-3 | year=2007 | access-date=September 5, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218210548/http://www.hac.hr/files/file/brosure/monografija/virtualMagazine.html | archive-date=2011-02-18 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The A6 motorway mainly runs through the mountainous Gorski Kotar region, requiring not only large bridges and [[viaduct]]s and long tunnels along the route, but also special care must be paid to protection of the environment, as the route is located in [[karst topography|karst terrain]], with numerous water supply protection zones and significant [[natural heritage]].<ref name="HUKA-bulletin200916">{{cite journal | publisher = HUKA | language= hr | url= http://www.huka.hr/objekti/publikacije/hr/2009_16.pdf | title= Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb: Zaštita voda u funkciji održivog razvoja Autoceste Rijeka–Zagreb |trans-title=Rijeka–Zagreb Motorway: Water protection for sustainable development of Rijeka–Zagreb Motorway | journal= HUKA Bilten | issue=16 | page=4 |date=March 2009 | access-date = October 10, 2010}}</ref> [[Risnjak National Park]] is located near the A6 route, and is accessed via the [[Delnice]] interchange. Due to the motorway access and its proximity to a number of seaside resorts, Risnjak is the most visited national park in Croatia.<ref name="ARZ-generalinfo">{{cite web | publisher = Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb | url = http://www.arz.hr/index.php?page=2&sub=2&lng=2 | title = Rijeka – Zagreb Motorway – Information | date = June 9, 2010}}</ref> Karst terrain is especially susceptible to water pollution, so the A6 motorway is equipped with a closed water drainage system designed to channel rainwater, meltwater, and any spillages to purpose-built processing facilities. Approximately 200&nbsp;karst features—caves and other types of karst features—were observed and protected during construction of the motorway. An extraordinary example of this was a [[cavern]] {{convert|83|m|abbr=on}} long by {{convert|63|m|abbr=on}} wide and {{convert|45|m|abbr=on}} tall, found during execution of the {{convert|260|m|abbr=on}} long [[Vrata Tunnel]].<ref name="Vjesnik-Vrata">{{cite news | newspaper= [[Vjesnik]] | url= http://www.vjesnik.hr/pdf/2006%5C10%5C06%5C06A6.PDF | language= hr | title= Kroz špilju u tunelu Vrata gradit će se most! |trans-title=A bridge shall be built across a cavern in Vrata Tunnel | author= Damir Herceg | date= October 6, 2006 | access-date= October 12, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The cavern was bridged by one of the tunnel tubes, which was sealed to protect the cavern and the water flowing through it.<ref name="HUKA-bulletin200916"/><ref name="Građevinar-ARZ"/>

== Toll ==
[[File:I Ostrovica A6 0509.jpg|thumb|right|250px|alt=Six lane toll plaza with variable traffic signs placed above the toll plaza gates|Oštrovica toll plaza]]
The A6 is a [[toll road|tolled motorway]] based on the [[vehicle classification in Croatia]] using a closed toll system integrated with the A1 motorway. The two roads connect at the Bosiljevo&nbsp;2 interchange, forming a unified toll system. Since the A1 motorway is operated jointly by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb and [[Hrvatske autoceste]], the toll collection system is operated jointly by the two operators.<ref name="HAC-toll3" /> As of October 2010, the toll charged along the A6 route between Bosiljevo&nbsp;2 interchange (A1 Bosiljevo exit) and the Kikovica mainline toll plaza varies depending on the length of route travelled and ranges from 6.00 [[Croatian kuna|kuna]] (0.82 [[euro]]s) to 33.00 kuna (4.52 euros) for passenger cars and 25.00 kuna (3.42 euro) to 139.00 kuna (19.04 euro) for [[semi-trailer truck]]s.<ref name="ARZ-toll"/> The toll is payable in either Croatian kuna or euros and by major credit cards and debit cards. A number of prepaid toll collection systems are also used, including various types of smart cards issued by the motorway operator and ''ENC''—an [[Electronic toll collection|electronic toll collection (ETC)]] system which is shared by most motorways in Croatia and provides drivers with discounted toll rates for dedicated lanes at toll plazas.<ref name="HAC-toll3">{{cite web|publisher=HUKA |language=hr |url=http://www.huka.hr/Cestarine/ENC/ |title=Statistički podaci |trans-title=Electronic toll collection available on HAC, ARZ and BINA Istra motorways |access-date=August 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721110937/http://www.huka.hr/Cestarine/ENC/ |archive-date=July 21, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="HAC-toll2">{{cite web | publisher = Hrvatske autoceste | url = http://www.hac.hr/en/toll-rates/toll-payment-conditions/ | title = Toll payment conditions | access-date = July 29, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718172013/http://hac.hr/en/toll-rates/toll-payment-conditions | archive-date = 2011-07-18 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

The toll collected by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb for use of the A6 motorway is not reported separately. Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb only reports it total toll revenue, including toll revenue collected on the [[A7 (Croatia)|A7 motorway]] ([[Rupa, Croatia|Rupa]]–[[Jurdani]] section) and the [[A1 (Croatia)|A1 motorway]] ([[Lučko interchange|Lučko]]–Bosiljevo&nbsp;2 section) as well as on the [[Krk Bridge]]. In the first half of the 2010 their toll revenue was 188.2 million Croatian kuna (25.3 million euros).<ref name="HUKA-19-2010">{{cite journal | publisher = HUKA | url = http://www.huka.hr/objekti/publikacije/hr/2010_19.pdf | journal=HUKA Bilten | issue=19 | title=Statistički podaci |trans-title=Statistical data | page=8 |date=July 2010 | language=hr | access-date = September 6, 2010}}</ref>

== Notable structures ==
[[File:Bajer lake, Gorsko Kotar, Croatia.JPG|thumb|left|250px|alt=Concrete motorway bridge spanning lake|Bajer Bridge]]
As the A6 motorway route runs through mountainous terrain of Gorski Kotar, it comprises a substantial number of major structures—bridges, viaducts, tunnels, underpasses, [[flyover (overpass)|flyovers]], and [[culvert]]s. Out of the total length of the Rijeka–Zagreb motorway of {{convert|146.5|km}}, {{convert|22.1|km}} are situated within such structures. The northern part of the Rijeka–Zagreb motorway, designated as the A1 motorway, comprising {{convert|38.6|km}} between Zagreb and [[Karlovac]], contains only  {{convert|572|m}} of such structures as the section is situated in a plain.<ref name="Gradimo-ZG-KA">{{cite web | publisher= Gradimo | language= hr | url= http://www.gradimo.hr/Opravdanost-izgradnje-sesterotracne-autoceste-Zagreb---Karlovac/hr-HR/12991.aspx | title= Opravdanost izgradnje šesterotračne autoceste Zagreb – Karlovac |trans-title=Feasibility of construction of six traffic lanes of Zagreb – Karlovac motorway | author= Zdravko Duplančić, Ivan Banjad | date= September 27, 2009 | access-date= October 7, 2010}}</ref> The {{convert|11.4|km}} between Karlovac and Bosiljevo&nbsp;2 interchanges, contains as much as {{convert|4036|m}} of the structures.<ref name="HAC-A1-prezentacija">{{cite web | publisher= Hrvatske autoceste | language= hr | url= http://www.hac.hr/files/file/brosure/prezentacija-HR.pdf | title= Autocesta A1: Zagreb–Split | trans-title= A1 motorway: Zagreb–Split | date= July 18, 2005 | access-date= July 29, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110929144946/http://www.hac.hr/files/file/brosure/prezentacija-HR.pdf | archive-date= 2011-09-29 | url-status= dead }}</ref> Thus the A6 motorway has {{convert|17.5|km}}, or 21% of the route, located within such structures. The Rijeka–Zagreb motorway has a total of 24&nbsp;viaducts, 13&nbsp;tunnels, 5&nbsp;bridges, 45&nbsp;underpasses, and 26&nbsp;flyovers. All of the bridges, viaducts, and tunnels on the A6 motorway have at least two driving lanes in each direction.<ref name="HUKA-bulletin200815">{{cite journal | publisher= HUKA | language= hr | url= http://www.huka.hr/v2/objekti/publikacije/hr/2008_15.pdf | title= Autocesta A6, Rijeka-Zagreb otvorena i puštena u promet u punom profilu |trans-title=A6 Rijeka-Zagreb motorway open for traffic as a full motorway | journal= HUKA Bilten | issue=15 | page=1 |date=November 2008 | access-date= October 7, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:T Podvugles A6 0509.jpg|thumb|right|250px|alt=Tunnel portal and a structure supporting a cover ahead of the portal|Podvugleš Tunnel]]
The longest tunnel on the A6 motorway route is the {{convert|2143|m|adj=on}} [[Tuhobić Tunnel]], located on the Oštrovica–[[Vrata, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County|Vrata]] section. The tunnel was initially opened as a single-tube tunnel in 1996.<ref name="DW-Tuhobić">{{cite web|publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |language=hr |url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4195171,00.html |title=Ponovo najbolje ocjene za hrvatske tunele |trans-title=Again, top score awarded to Croatian tunnels |author=Alen Legović |date=April 21, 2009 |access-date=October 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114070345/http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0%2C%2C4195171%2C00.html |archive-date=14 November 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ARZ-ostrovica-vrata">{{cite web | publisher = Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb | url= http://www.arz.hr/?page=3&sub=4&lng=2 | title= Rijeka–Zagreb motorway, section: Oštrovica–Vrata | access-date = October 7, 2010}}</ref> The second tunnel tube was excavated in August 2007 and opened to traffic in 2008.<ref name="HUKA-bulletin200815"/><ref name="Vjesnik-Tuhobić2007">{{cite news | newspaper= [[Vjesnik]] | language= hr | url= http://www.vjesnik.hr/Pdf/2007%5C08%5C10%5C04A4.PDF | title= Tunel Tuhobić probijen dva mjeseca prije roka |trans-title=Tuhobić Tunnel excavated two months ahead of schedule | author= Damir Herceg | date= August 10, 2007 | access-date= October 7, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The European Tunnel Assessment Programme (EuroTAP), a tunnel safety assessment programme supported by the [[European Commission]], coordinated by [[FIA]] and led by the German motoring club [[ADAC]], tested Tuhobić Tunnel twice—once in 2004, when it achieved poor results, and again in 2009 after implementation of EuroTAP safety recommendations. The 2009 test ranked the tunnel as the second safest in Europe.<ref name="HAK-Tuhobić-Eurotap">{{cite web|publisher=[[Hrvatski Autoklub]] |url=http://www.hak.hr/revija/182-183/clanak/55 |title=EuroTAP testiranje tunela: Sveti Rok dio europske elite |trans-title=EuroTAP tunnel test: Sveti Rok Tunnel as a part of European elite |date=July 2010 |access-date=8 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819020428/http://www.hak.hr/revija/182-183/clanak/55 |archive-date=19 August 2011 }}</ref> An unusual feature associated with the A6 tunnels is the close proximity of the {{convert|1490|m|adj=on}} [[Javorova Kosa Tunnel|Javorova Kosa]] and the {{convert|610|m|adj=on}} [[Podvugleš Tunnel|Podvugleš]] tunnels—they are separated by less than {{convert|60|m}} of road. In order to prevent abrupt changes in road conditions caused by the weather, the distance between the tunnels is covered by translucent roofing.<ref name="Građevinar-ARZ"/> The tunnels are located on the  [[Vrbovsko]]–[[Ravna Gora, Croatia|Ravna Gora]] section.<ref name="ARZ-ravnagora-vrbovsko">{{cite web | publisher = Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb | url = http://www.arz.hr/?page=3&sub=7&lng=2 | title = Rijeka–Zagreb motorway, section: Ravna Gora–Vrbovsko | access-date = October 7, 2010}}</ref> Other significant tunnels on the A6 motorway are the {{convert|1130|m|adj=on}} [[Veliki Gložac Tunnel|Veliki Gložac]] and Vrata tunnels. While the former, as with all the other tunnels mentioned, is significant due to its length, the latter is notable for the large cavern encountered during its excavation.<ref name="HUKA-bulletin200916"/><ref name="Građevinar-ARZ"/>

The most significant bridges and viaducts on the A6 motorway route are the {{convert|485|m|adj=on}} [[Bajer Bridge]] spanning Lake Bajer near [[Fužine, Croatia|Fužine]], on the Vrata–Oštrovica section,<ref name="ARZ-ostrovica-vrata"/> and the [[Zečeve Drage Viaduct|Zečeve Drage]] and [[Severinske Drage Viaduct|Severinske Drage]] viaducts. The two viaducts are {{convert|924|m}} and {{convert|725|m}} long respectively. The remaining viaducts on the motorway that are longer than {{convert|500|m}} are [[Hreljin Viaduct|Hreljin]] and [[Golubinjak Viaduct|Golubinjak]] viaducts.<ref name="Građevinar-ARZ"/>

== History ==
[[File:T Tuhobic A6 0509.jpg|thumb|left|250px|alt= A tunnel portal with variable traffic signs indicating traffic flow direction and speed limit enforced are visible at the tunnel entrance and to the side of the road|Tuhobić Tunnel, the longest tunnel on the A6 route]]
Transport links between Rijeka and Zagreb have always been of substantial importance because of the transport requirements of the Port of Rijeka. This was first recognised by the [[Habsburg monarchy|Habsburg Empire]] in 1728, when the ''Carolina'' road was completed, and again in 1780 when the road was modernized. The original Rijeka–Zagreb road was replaced in 1811 by a new route, the ''Louisiana'' road, in order to avoid the steep sections of its predecessor. The new road remained the primary transport link to Rijeka until 1873, when the first railroad to the city was built. Further development of the port and industry in Rijeka and Zagreb required a more efficient road, which was built in 1954. That road was to remain the principal road transport link between the two cities for decades.<ref name="Građevinar-ARZ">{{cite news|newspaper=Građevinar |language=hr |url=http://www.casopis-gradjevinar.hr/dokumenti/200611/5.pdf |title=Gradnja do punog profila na autocesti Rijeka-Zagreb |trans-title=Expansion of Rijeka-Zagreb motorway to full motorway |author=Branko Nadilo |date=December 20, 2006 |access-date=October 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718203027/http://www.casopis-gradjevinar.hr/dokumenti/200611/5.pdf |archive-date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref>

Zagreb–Rijeka motorway, of which the A6 motorway is a part, was one of three routes defined in 1971 as priority transport routes of [[Yugoslavia]] that were to be developed as motorways.<ref name="kraljatomislava"/> The first section of the A6 motorway, between Orehovica and Kikovica, was {{convert|10.5|km|abbr=on}} long and opened on September 9, 1972. The section was also the first six-lane motorway built in Yugoslavia. The {{convert|39.3|km|adj=on}} long Zagreb–Karlovac section, now designated the [[A1 (Croatia)|A1 motorway]], was completed on December 29, 1972.<ref name="Vjesnik-Haramija">{{cite news|newspaper=Vjesnik |language=hr |url=http://www.vjesnik.hr/Pdf/2004%5C06%5C27%5C09A9.PDF |title=Naša ideja je bila izgraditi ono što smo zvali 'hrvatski križ' |trans-title=Our idea was to build what we called 'Croatian cross' |author=Tihomir Ponoš |date=June 27, 2004 |access-date=October 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716210534/http://www.vjesnik.hr/pdf/2004/06/27/09A9.PDF |archive-date=July 16, 2007 }}</ref> Further construction was suspended for the following 25&nbsp;years, as a political decision had been made by the Yugoslav leadership to withdraw funding for the construction. The funds were instead allocated to the construction of a motorway that would travel between [[Ljubljana]], Zagreb, [[Belgrade]], and [[Skopje]], then known as the [[Brotherhood and Unity Highway]]. The Croatian section of the highway later became the [[A3 (Croatia)|A3 motorway]]. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, construction of the Rijeka–Zagreb motorway was still on hold due to the  [[Croatian War of Independence]], and no further construction took place until 1996.<ref name="kraljatomislava"/> The sole exception to the 25-year-long hiatus was the {{convert|7.25|km|adj=on}} long Kikovica–Oštrovica section, which was originally executed as an expressway and opened in 1982.<ref name="Žmigavac-ARZ">{{cite news | newspaper= Žmigavac | publisher= Primorje-Gorski Kotar County | language= hr | url= http://www.ppv.pgz.hr/dokumenti/ZMIGAVAC_7_1.pdf | title= Od Lujzijane do autoceste |trans-title=From Louisiana to the motorway | author= Igor Žic | date= February 13, 2008 | access-date= October 7, 2010 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110721101457/http://www.ppv.pgz.hr/dokumenti/ZMIGAVAC_7_1.pdf | archive-date= July 21, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="HUKA-bulletin200402"/>

In 1996, construction of the A6 motorway resumed, and in 1997, a further {{convert|30|km|abbr=on}} of expressway between Oštrovica and [[Kupjak]] was completed. In December 1997, the government of the Republic of Croatia founded the Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb company and tasked it with operating the completed sections of motorway and the construction of the remainder of the route.<ref name="Građevinar-2003">{{cite news | newspaper = Građevinar | language = hr | url = http://www.casopis-gradjevinar.hr/dokumenti/200305/6.pdf | title = Posljednje dionice na autocesti Rijeka – Zagreb |trans-title=The last sections of Rijeka – Zagreb motorway | author = Branko Nadilo | date = August 11, 2003 | access-date = October 8, 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718202525/http://www.casopis-gradjevinar.hr/dokumenti/200305/6.pdf | archive-date = July 18, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Poslovnihr-Autoceste">{{cite news | newspaper = [[Poslovni dnevnik]] | language = hr | url = http://www.poslovni.hr/vijesti/mreza-autocesta-ispletena-do-pola-kako-skupiti-jos-195-milijardi-kuna-1622.aspx | title = Mreža autocesta ispletena do pola: Kako skupiti još 19,5 milijardi kuna | trans-title = Motorway network only half complete – How to raise additional 19.5 billion Kuna | author = Dalibor Klobučar | date = December 23, 2005 | access-date = October 8, 2010 | archive-date = April 1, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110401030146/http://www.poslovni.hr/vijesti/mreza-autocesta-ispletena-do-pola-kako-skupiti-jos-195-milijardi-kuna-1622.aspx | url-status = dead }}</ref> The new motorway operator resumed construction in three stages. During the first stage, {{convert|60.18|km|abbr=on}} of expressway between Kupjak and Karlovac were completed by the end of June 2004, comprising {{convert|60.18|km}} of motorway and [[semi-motorway]].<ref name="HUKA-bulletin200402">{{cite journal | publisher = HUKA | language = hr | url = http://www.huka.hr/v2/objekti/publikacije/hr/2004_02.pdf | title = Priča duga 35 godina: Rijeka i Zagreb spojeni autocestom |trans-title=35 years long story: Rijeka and Zagreb connected by a motorway | journal= HUKA Bilten | issue=2 | page=1 |date=September 2004 | access-date= October 7, 2010}}</ref> In the second stage, the expressway was upgraded to a full motorway by the end of October 2008. This stage required additional construction along {{convert|55.57|km}} of the route.<ref name="HUKA-bulletin200815"/><ref name="Lider-Vrata-Delnice-Ravnagora">{{cite news | newspaper = Lider Press | language = hr | url = http://www.liderpress.hr/Default.aspx?sid=48087 | title = Otvara se dionica Vrata-Delnice-Ravna Gora na autocesti Rijeka-Zagreb | trans-title = Vrata-Delnice-Ravna Gora section of Rijeka-Zagreb Motorway opens | date = June 26, 2008 | access-date = October 7, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111002234026/http://www.liderpress.hr/Default.aspx?sid=48087 | archive-date = 2011-10-02 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The upgraded motorway was officially opened on October 22, 2008, by Prime Minister [[Ivo Sanader]] at a ceremony held at the southern portal of Tuhobić Tunnel.<ref name="MMPI-A6-otvaranje2008">{{cite web | publisher= [[Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure (Croatia)|Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure]] | language= hr | url= http://www.mppi.hr/default.aspx?id=5251 | title= Otvoren puni profil autoceste Rijeka-Zagreb |trans-title=Full cross-section of Rijeka-Zagreb motorway opens | date = October 22, 2008 | access-date= October 7, 2010}}</ref> The opening ceremony coincided with opening of a new [[Zrinski Bridge|bridge over the river Mura]] on the border between Croatia and [[Hungary]], connecting the [[A4 (Croatia)|A4]] to the [[M7 (Hungary)|Hungarian M7]] motorway. Thus the route spanning [[Budapest]]–Zagreb–Rijeka was completed as a modern motorway.<ref name="Dnevnik-Budapest-Rijeka">{{cite web | publisher= [[Nova TV (Croatia)|Nova TV]] | language= hr | url= http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/otvoren-most-mura-i-dionica-gorican-letenye.html | title= Otvoren most 'Mura' i dionica Goričan – Letenye |trans-title=Mura Bridge and Goričan – Letenye section open | date = October 22, 2008 | access-date= October 7, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Vjesnik-Budapest-Rijeka">{{cite news|newspaper=Vjesnik |language=hr |url=http://www.vjesnik.hr/Html/2008/10/23/Clanak.asp?r=unu&c=16 |title=Otvoren koridor Rijeka-Zagreb-Budimpešta |trans-title=Rijeka-Zagreb-Budapest corridor opens |author=Tomislav Grdić, Damir Herceg |date=October 23, 2008 |access-date=October 7, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Construction costs incurred are estimated at 661.5 million&nbsp;[[euro]]s.<ref name="MMPI-A6-otvaranje2008"/> Even though [[Hrvatske autoceste]] normally develops motorways in Croatia, the A6 motorway is operated and maintained by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb.<ref name="ARZ-Founding"/><ref name="NN-PublicRoadsAct"/>

== Traffic volume ==
[[File:A6_AADT_2009.png|right|thumb|alt=Bar graph of 2009 A6 traffic volume counting data.|Traffic volume measured on the A6 motorway (2009)]]
Traffic is regularly counted by means of a traffic census at toll stations and reported by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb, the operator of the motorway, and published by [[Hrvatske ceste]]. The reported traffic volume exhibits no significant variations as the motorway [[Construction surveying#Chainage or station|chainage]] increases, and as it passes by various major destinations and the interchanges that serve them, except at the Vrata interchange, where traffic to and from [[Krk|Krk Island]], [[Crikvenica]], and [[Novi Vinodolski]] flows. The greatest volume of traffic is registered between [[Delnice]] and Vrata interchanges—with a 12,600-vehicle [[Annual average daily traffic|annual average daily traffic (AADT)]], and a 21,150-vehicle [[Annual average daily traffic#Average summer daily traffic|average summer daily traffic (ASDT)]] figure. Sections south of Kikovica interchange  likely carry substantial traffic volume as they serve Rijeka commuter traffic as well as the volume registered between the Oštrovica and Kikovica interchanges. However, no traffic volume figures are published for those sections, since motorway traffic is counted by means of toll ticket sales analyses, and the sections south of Kikovica interchange are not tolled.<ref name="HC-promet"/>

Substantial variations observed between AADT and ASDT are normally attributed to the fact that the motorway carries significant tourist traffic to Istria and Kvarner Gulf. The seasonal increase in  traffic volume ranges from 41% on the Oštrovica–Kikovica section to 69% as measured on the  Bosiljevo&nbsp;2–Vrbovsko section. The average summer-season traffic volume increase on the motorway is 65%.<ref name="Roads-tourism"/><ref name="HC-promet">{{cite web|publisher=[[Hrvatske ceste]] |url=http://www.hrvatske-ceste.hr/WEB%20-%20Legislativa/brojenje-prometa/CroDig2009.pdf |title=Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2009 – digest |date=May 1, 2010 |access-date=September 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100545/http://www.hrvatske-ceste.hr/WEB%20-%20Legislativa/brojenje-prometa/CroDig2009.pdf |archive-date=July 21, 2011 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=5 | A6 traffic volume details
|-
! Road
! Counting site
! AADT
! ASDT
! Notes
|-
| [[File:Motorway-A6-Hex-Green.svg|25px|alt=A6 motorway shield]] A6
| 3022 Bosiljevo 2 west
| align=center | 11,448
| align=center | 19,401
| Between Bosiljevo 2 and Vrbovsko interchanges
|-
| [[File:Motorway-A6-Hex-Green.svg|25px|alt=A6 motorway shield]] A6
| 3006 Vrbovsko west
| align=center | 11,979
| align=center | 20,091
| Between Vrbovsko and Ravna Gora interchanges
|-
| [[File:Motorway-A6-Hex-Green.svg|25px|alt=A6 motorway shield]] A6
| 2906 Ravna Gora west
| align=center | 11,900
| align=center | 20,004
| Between Ravna Gora and Delnice interchanges
|-
| [[File:Motorway-A6-Hex-Green.svg|25px|alt=A6 motorway shield]] A6
| 2910 Delnice west
| align=center | 12,600
| align=center | 21,150
| Between Delnice and Vrata interchanges
|-
| [[File:Motorway-A6-Hex-Green.svg|25px|alt=A6 motorway shield]] A6
| 2915 Vrata west
| align=center | 12,413
| align=center | 20,891
| Between Vrata and Oštrovica interchanges
|-
| [[File:Motorway-A6-Hex-Green.svg|25px|alt=A6 motorway shield]] A6
| 2933 Oštrovica west
| align=center | 9,324
| align=center | 13,168
| Between Oštrovica and Kikovica interchanges
|}

== Rest areas ==
[[File:A6 12 o Ravna Gora 130109.jpg|thumb|left|250px|alt=Motorway approaching the Ravna Gora rest area; a directional traffic sign specifying some rest area amenities is visible on the right side of the road.|Approach to the Ravna Gora rest area]]
As of October 2010, there are four rest areas operating along the A6 motorway,<ref name="ARZ-Restareas"/> as a new rest area opened on October 9, 2010 next to the western portal of Tuhobić Tunnel on the Vrata–Oštrovica section of the route. Applicable legislation provides for four types of rest areas designated as types A through D: A-type rest areas comprise a full range of amenities including a filling station, a restaurant and a hotel or a [[motel]]; B-type rest areas have no lodging; C-type rest areas are very common and include a filling station and a [[café]], but no restaurants or accommodations; and D-type rest areas offer parking spaces only, with possibly some picnic tables, benches, and restrooms.<ref name="HAC-Categories">{{cite web | publisher = Hrvatske autoceste | url = http://www.hac.hr/en/motorways/rest-areas/basic-types/ | title = Basic types and offer of roadside service facilities | access-date = July 29, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110713021115/http://www.hac.hr/en/motorways/rest-areas/basic-types/ | archive-date = 2011-07-13 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Even though the rest areas found along the A6 motorway generally follow this ranking system, there are considerable variations, as some of them offer extra services. The most notable example is Lepenica rest area—even though it has no restaurant and therefore falls below B-type rest area standard, there is, for instance, an [[RV park]] available. The filling stations typically have small [[convenience stores]] and some of them offer [[Liquefied petroleum gas|LPG fuel]]. As of October 2010, all of the rest areas found along the A6 motorway comply with C-type rest area standards or above.<ref name="ARZ-Restareas"/>

The primary motorway operator, Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb, leases the rest areas to various operators through public tenders. As of October 2010, there are three such rest area operators on the A1 motorway: [[INA (company)|INA]], [[OMV]] and [[Tifon]]. The rest area operators are not permitted to sub-lease the fuel operations; the Tifon-operated rest area has a restaurant and a hotel operated by [[Marché (Mövenpick)|Marché]], a [[Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts]] subsidiary, but they are also penalized if some facilities required by the lease contract are not operating.<ref name="NL-OMV-Tuhobić">{{cite news|newspaper=[[Novi list]] |url=http://www.novilist.hr/2010/06/06/ina--BBprosula-AB-500-tisuca-eur.aspx |title=Ina "prosula" 500 tisuća eura u Gorskom kotaru |trans-title=INA "spills" 500 thousand euro in Gorski Kotar |language=hr |author=Darko Pajić |date=June 4, 2010 |access-date=September 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710074908/http://www.novilist.hr/2010/06/06/ina--BBprosula-AB-500-tisuca-eur.aspx |archive-date=July 10, 2010 }}</ref> All of the A6 motorway rest areas, except Ravna Gora, are accessible from one of the directions of the motorway traffic only. The rest areas normally operate 24&nbsp;hours a day, seven days a week.<ref name="ARZ-Restareas"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan= 5 | List of A6 motorway rest areas
|-
! County
! km
! Name<ref name="Regulation on motorway markings"/>
! Operators
! Notes
|-
| rowspan=4 |[[Primorje-Gorski Kotar County|Primorje-Gorski&nbsp;Kotar]]
| 28.8
| Ravna&nbsp;Gora
| [[Tifon]]<br />[[Marché (Mövenpick)|Marché]]
| Facilities found at Ravna Gora rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a café, a restaurant, a hotel, free wireless network access, showers, and restrooms.<ref name="ARZ-Tifon-Ravnagora">{{cite web | publisher = Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb | url = http://www.arz.hr/index.php?page=6&sub=8&lng=2 | title= Rest areas – Ravna Gora | access-date = October 7, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Tifon-stations">{{cite web|publisher=[[Tifon]] |url=http://www.tifon.hr/default.asp?ru=99&akcija= |language=hr |title=Lista benzinskih postaja (br. 11) |trans-title=Filling station list (item 11) |access-date=October 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004181012/http://www.tifon.hr/default.asp?ru=99&akcija= |archive-date=4 October 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> The hotel and the restaurant are operated by Marché.<ref name="Marche-Ravnagora">{{cite web| publisher= Marché| url= http://marche.moevenpick.com/#/restaurant/empty/138/empty/en/| title= Marché Ravna Gora| access-date= October 7, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100827123629/http://marche.moevenpick.com/#/restaurant/empty/138/empty/en/| archive-date= 2010-08-27| url-status= dead}}</ref>
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |56.3
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Lepenica
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |[[INA (company)|INA]]
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Facilities found at Lepenica rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café, an [[RV park]], and restrooms.<br />Accessible to traffic directed to Rijeka only<ref name="ARZ-INA-Lepenica">{{cite web | publisher = Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb | url = http://www.arz.hr/index.php?page=6&sub=9&lng=2 | title= Rest areas – Lepenica | access-date = October 7, 2010}}</ref><ref name="INA-A6-Motorway">{{cite web | publisher = [[INA (company)|INA]] | url= http://www.ina.hr/default.aspx?id=475 | title= Petrol Station Search – A1 motorway | access-date = September 26, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100924180355/http://ina.hr/default.aspx?id=475| archive-date= 24 September 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |59.0
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Tuhobić
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |[[OMV]]
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |As of October 2010, facilities found at Tuhobić rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG. A restaurant is expected to open at the rest area in near future.<ref name="ARZ-RA-Tuhobić">{{cite web | publisher= Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb | url= http://www.arz.hr/novosti/puotuh.php?lng=1 | title= Otvoren prateći uslužni objekt Tuhobić-jug | trans-title= Tuhobić-jug rest area opens | language= hr | access-date= November 21, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150923174328/http://www.arz.hr/novosti/puotuh.php?lng=1 | archive-date= 2015-09-23 | url-status= dead }}</ref><br />Accessible to traffic directed to Zagreb only.<ref name="ARZ-OMV-Tuhobić">{{cite web | publisher = Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb | url = http://www.arz.hr/index.php?page=6&sub=14&lng=2 | title= Rest areas – Tuhobić | access-date = November 21, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |74.5
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Cernik-Čavle
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |INA
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Facilities found at Cernik-Čavle rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel and restrooms.<br />Accessible to traffic directed to Zagreb only<ref name="INA-A6-Motorway"/><ref name="ARZ-INA-Cernik">{{cite web | publisher = Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb | url = http://www.arz.hr/index.php?page=6&sub=10&lng=2 | title= Rest areas – Cernik-Čavle | access-date = October 7, 2010}}</ref>
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== Exit list ==
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|County
!scope="col"|km
!scope="col"|Exit
!scope="col"|Name<ref name="Regulation on motorway markings"/>
!scope="col"|Destination<ref name="UNECE-Enetwork"/><ref name="NN-klasifikacija"/>
!scope="col"|Notes
|-
| [[Karlovac County|Karlovac]]
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |0.0
| bgcolor=#ddffdd align=center | 1
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |[[Bosiljevo 2 interchange|Bosiljevo&nbsp;2]]
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |{{Jct|country=HRV|A|1}}<br />{{Jct|country=HRV|E|65}}
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |Connection to the A1 motorway in Bosiljevo&nbsp;2 interchange<ref name="Regulation on motorway markings"/><br />The northern terminus of European route E65 [[Concurrency (road)|concurrency]]<br />The northern terminus of the motorway
|-
| rowspan=24 |[[Primorje-Gorski Kotar County|Primorje-Gorski&nbsp;Kotar]]
| 4.4
| colspan=4 align=center |[[Severinske Drage Viaduct]]
|-
| 9.0
| colspan=4 align=center |[[Veliki Gložac Tunnel]]
|-
| 11.9
| colspan=4 align=center |[[Zečeve Drage Viaduct]]
|-
| 15.8
| align=center | 2
| [[Vrbovsko]]
| {{Jct|country=HRV|D|42}}
| Connection to Vrbovsko via the D42 state road<ref name="NN-klasifikacija"/>
|-
| 16.1
| colspan=4 align=center |[[Dobra Bridge (A6)|Dobra Bridge]]
|-
| 17.5
| colspan=4 align=center |[[Kamačnik Bridge]]
|-
| 26.5
| colspan=4 align=center |[[Podvugleš Tunnel]]
|-
| 27.7
| colspan=4 align=center |[[Javorova Kosa Tunnel]]
|-
| 28.8
| align=center |[[File:Zeichen 314 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg|21px|alt=Rest area traffic sign]]
| colspan=3 |Kupjak rest area
|-
| 30.9
| align=center | 3
| [[Ravna Gora, Croatia|Ravna Gora]]
| {{Jct|country=HRV|Z|5034}}
| Connection to Ravna Gora and [[Kupjak]]<ref name="NN-klasifikacija"/>
|-
| 42.0
| align=center | 4
| [[Delnice]]
| {{Jct|country=HRV|D|3}}
| Connection to Delnice, [[Mrkopalj]], and [[Risnjak National Park]]<ref name="NN-klasifikacija"/>
|-
| 45.2
| colspan=4 align=center |[[Golubinjak Viaduct]]
|-
| 50.6
| align=center | 5
| [[Vrata, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County|Vrata]]
| {{Jct|country=HRV|Z|5068}}
| Connection to Vrata, [[Fužine, Croatia|Fužine]], and [[Lake Bajer]]<ref name="NN-klasifikacija"/>
|-
| 51.9
| colspan=4 align=center |[[Bajer Bridge]]
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |56.3
| bgcolor=#ffdddd align=center |[[File:Zeichen 314 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg|21px|alt=Rest area traffic sign]]
| bgcolor=#ffdddd colspan=2 |Lepenica rest area
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Accessible to southbound traffic only
|-
| 57.6
| colspan=4 align=center |[[Tuhobić Tunnel]]
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |59.0
| bgcolor=#ffdddd align=center |[[File:Zeichen 314 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg|21px|alt=Rest area traffic sign]]
| bgcolor=#ffdddd colspan=2 |Tuhobić rest area
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Accessible to northbound traffic only
|-
| 59.8
| colspan=4 align=center |[[Hreljin Viaduct]]
|-
| 61.7
| align=center | 6
| Oštrovica
| {{Jct|country=HRV|D|501}}
| Connection to [[Crikvenica]], [[Kraljevica]], and [[Krk]] island via [[Križišće]]<ref name="NN-klasifikacija"/>
|-
| 70.1
| align=center |[[File:Zeichen_391_-_Mautpflichtige_Strecke,_StVO_2003.svg|21px|alt=Toll plaza traffic sign]]
| colspan=3 |Grobnik toll plaza
|-
| 70.4
| align=center | 7
| [[Kikovica]]
| {{Jct|country=HRV|D|3}}
| Connection to [[Automotodrom Grobnik]]<ref name="NN-klasifikacija"/>
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |74.5
| bgcolor=#ffdddd align=center |[[File:Zeichen 314 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg|21px|alt=Rest area traffic sign]]
| bgcolor=#ffdddd colspan=2 |Cernik-Čavle rest area
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Accessible to northbound traffic only
|-
| 75.6
| align=center |8
| [[Čavle]]
| {{Jct|country=HRV|D|40}}
| Connection to Čavle, [[Kukuljanovo]], and [[Bakar]]<ref name="NN-klasifikacija"/>
|-
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |80.2
| bgcolor=#ddffdd align=center | 9
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |[[Orehovica interchange|Orehovica]]
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |{{Jct|country=HRV|A|7}}<br />{{Jct|country=HRV|E|61}}<br />{{Jct|country=HRV|E|65}}<br />{{Jct|country=HRV|Z|5054}}
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |Connection to the A7 motorway in Orehovica interchange and to [[Rijeka]] via Rijeka bypass section of the A7<ref name="Regulation on motorway markings"/><br />Connection to Rijeka via Ž5054 (exit only)<ref name="GradRI-Orehovica-Rekonstrukcija">{{cite web | publisher = [[Rijeka|City of Rijeka]] | language = hr | url = http://www.rijeka.hr/RekonstrukcijaIDogradnja | title = Rekonstrukcija i dogradnja čvora Orehovica na državnom cestovnom pravcu D3 |trans-title=Reconstruction and expansion of Orehovica interchange on D3 state road route | access-date = October 12, 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110726075010/http://www.rijeka.hr/RekonstrukcijaIDogradnja | archive-date = July 26, 2011 }}</ref><br />The southern terminus of European route E65 concurrency<br />The southern terminus of the motorway
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== See also ==
{{Portal|Croatia|Roads}}
* [[International E-road network]]
* [[Transport in Croatia]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Autocesta A6 Hrvatska}}
* [http://www.arz.hr/index.php?page=5&sub=7&lng=2&cam=1 Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb web cameras]
* {{Structurae|id=10000366|title=A6 motorway}}
* [https://www.motorways-exits.com/europe/hr/a6.html Exit list of A6]

{{CroatianMotorways}}

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[[Category:Transport in Karlovac County]]
[[Category:Transport in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County]]